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January 21, 2025

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Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot has been the host of the NK News Podcast since episode 1 in February 2018. He has interviewed a wide range of guests about their knowledge of and experience in North Korea, from celebrity defectors to high-ranking U.S. government officials. His goal is to help as wide a cross-section of North Korea-related stories as possible be told, in order to build up a fuller picture. Jacco has a Master of Arts from Leiden University, for which he wrote a thesis on North Korean graphic novels.

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North Korea News Podcast

Predicting 2025: What’s in store for North Korea in the year to come

The NK News team evaluates its 2024 predictions and shares what to expect from Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Jacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | NK News | Shreyas ReddyJanuary 16, 2025
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North Korean soldiers’ testimony from Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s development push

NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses offers to exchange POWs and why mounting casualties in Kursk are a problem for Pyongyang

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJanuary 14, 2025
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Andrei Lankov: Why North Korean troops won’t make a difference in Ukraine war

Expert delves into DPRK-Russia cooperation, Pyongyang’s ties with Beijing and when Westerners will be able to return

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJanuary 9, 2025
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North Korea’s upgraded hypersonic missile, and the year-end party plenum

NK News’ Shreyas Reddy talks the first launch of 2025, Kim Jong Un’s new year’s appearance and false flag accusations

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK News | Shreyas ReddyJanuary 7, 2025
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Jingwu Fang: How a ‘third’ Korea formed on the North Korea-China border

Chinese YouTuber discusses Yanbian prefecture's complicated ties with the peninsula and what locals think of defectors

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJanuary 2, 2025
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The status of North Korea’s foreign community, five years after pandemic began

NK News’ Chad O’Carroll discusses the countries and NGOs that have returned and why Pyongyang is playing favorites

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jacco ZwetslootDecember 31, 2024
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Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2024

NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Chad O'Carroll | Ifang Bremer | Jacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park | NK News | Shreyas ReddyDecember 26, 2024
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North Korean troops’ fake IDs, and what’s left of the DPRK Embassy in Damascus

NK News’ Alannah Hill talks latest from Ukraine war and how Assad’s fall could provide insights into bilateral ties

Alannah HillAlannah Hill | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 24, 2024
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Hanna Song: How to ensure North Korean voices are not forgotten

Activist discusses research about DPRK’s crackdowns on outside info and importance of inclusivity in human rights work

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 19, 2024
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North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, martial law fallout and Russian trains

NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses latest on DPRK troops and uncertainty about ROK aid to Ukraine after Yoon’s impeachment

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 17, 2024
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